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F. S. OPFENHEIM CONTAINER Filed Feb. 15, 1924 FEIZDINHN!) S. aPPENHEIM INVENTOR 5 5 BY ai ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 13, 1925.

UNITED. STATES FERDINAND S. OPPENHEIM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CONTAINER.

Application filed February 15, 1924.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that FERDINAND S. OPPEN- irinir, citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to improvements in corrugated paper board containers, More particularly, it is directed to a contalner of the character adapted for use in packing and shipping, delicate instruments such as wireless units.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a container of the character described having means whereby the contents may be elfectively protected and cushioned from sudden blows or contact so as to prevent iujury to the contents; to provide a container which shall. effectively accomplish this purpose, and which shall yet be comparatively simple in construction cheap to :iminufacture, and efficient in operation.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. i

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible em-- bodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a perspective view showing a' container eutibodying the invention with a wireless apparatus therein, parts of the container being broken to show the positioning of the liners, and one of the spacers being removed and shown separately;

Fig. 2 1s a transverse sectron on line 2-2 of Flg. 1 showing the container closed and sealed; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of the cushioning elements.

Referring in detailto the drawings, the main receptacle, which may be of any de sired shape or design is there shown as made of corrugated paper board and includes Serial No. 692,943.

elongated sides walls 1, end walls 2, and a bottom 3. The cover for this receptacle is formed by extending the sides and end walls a suitable distance, the side walls each being extended substantially one-half the width of the box to form cover extensions 1 and 5, and the end walls being extended substantially the same distance as the side walls to form cover extensions 6 and 7. WVhen the cover extensions are folded to their closed position they are so held by means of a strip of adhesive tape indicated by reference char acter 8 in Fig. 2.

The spacing liners which are arranged against the side, end walls and on the bottom, are all substantially identical in construction, and as is seen most clearly in Fig. 5-3, each includes a body 9, end walls 10, and side walls 11. The particular'manncr of fastening the side and end walls to retain them in "their relative position is immaterial, but for the purpose of illustration, I have shown the end walls 10 including short integral extensions 12, which are bent to extend within and adjacent to end portions of the side walls 11 and so retained therein by a suitable fastening or by an adhesive. it will be obvious in constructing a packing case with these liners that they must be of proper design to completely cover the in terior of the case from a point below its top.

It will also be understood that the main receptacle is of such height as to cause the wireless unit to seat a substantial distance below the top for purposes which will more clearly hereinafter appear.

All wireless units are provided with a series of dials and control levers which project for the purpose of convenient manipulation, a substantial distance beyond the wall of the unit and for the purpose of accommodating and protecting these dials and control levers the present assembly includes a plurality of rectangular spacing elements. The number of spacing elements utilized in each container is determined by the number and arrangement of the dials and control levers, it being intended that the number shall be sufficient to support and space the cover sections from contact at all times. By reference to Fig. 1, the construction of these spacing elements will be seen to comprise a rectangular frame of preferably the same material as the main receptacle having side walls 14 and end walls 15.

In utilizing the present invention, the side and end liners are first placed in position and are held in their respective places by means of the bottom liner as will more clearly appear from Fig. 2. Having ar ranged these liners in position with their body portions spaced inwardly from the various walls of the receptacle, the wireless unit then lowered into place, the walls of the wireless unit abutting against the walls of the liner and being spaced thereby a substantial. distance from the walls of the main receptacle. lVith these parts now positioned a series oi spacing elements are arranged at the-top to enclose the various dials, these spacing elements being constructed to nest within the main receptacle, and being of proper height to properly space the top ofthe wireless unit from the top of the box. The cover sections are then folded into position and the container sealed by means of a strip of adhesive tape 8 or in any other suitable manner.

From the foregoing description it will be clear that a shipping case or receptacle,

made in accordance with the invent-ion is peculiarly adapted and suitable for the packing; and shipping of delicate instru-. having dials, control levers, and other more or less delicate parts, which must be accommodated ments, particularly instruments and guarded. This construction is more over cheap to n'ianulacture and sufficiently durable for its purpose, and the various elements comprising; same can be manufactured without the necessity of special equipment or machinery.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set-forth, it is to be under-' stood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

'Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A packing case comprising a receptacle 1 having a cover, a plurahty of liners arranged therein and spaced from the top, and a series of spacing elements resting on.

i the liners and extending to the top of the receptacle, said spacing elements having recessed projections adapted to accommodate said side and: end walls and engaging the.

bottom, and a liner element in part engagthe bottom outer wall and having a portion spaced sufficiently from the bottom to normally engage and retain the side and end wall liners in position.

3. A packing case comprising a receptacle having a bottom, side and end walls and cover extensions therefor, a plurality o't individually removable lining elements spaced from said side and end Walls, a liner element for the bottom normally engaging and retaining the side and end liners in position, said elements forming the effective inner walls oitthe case, and a series of Spaw ing elements arranged between the liners and the top of the receptacle.

4.. A packing case comprising inner and outer walls. the inner Walls being formed oi a plurality of non-intersecting removably abutting partitions having engagement with the bottom outer wall, spaced from the outer wall. the bottom inner wall abutting at least one of the side walls, said Wall being of suliicient thickness to retain said side wall in position.

5. A packing case comprising inner and outer-walls, the inner walls being independently removable and spaced from the outer walls, a top-for said receptacle, and a plurality of spacing elements resting on the inner walls and extending to the top, said spacing elements having recessed portions to accommodate projecting. parts of articles packed in the case.

6, A packing case comprising a receptacle having individually removable spaced inner side and end walls terminating below the outer walls, a removable bottom member spaced from the bottom outer wall, engaging' the sideand end walls for a part of their height to retain same in position, a cover for said receptacle, and a series ot spacing frames resting on the top of said inner side and end-walls and supporting said cover,- said spacing frames adapted to accommodate projecting parts of articles packed in the case.

7. A )acking-case comprising a receptacle having individually removable spaced inner side and end Walls terminating below the outer walls, and resting on thebottom outer wall, a removablebottom member spaced sufliciently from the bottom outer wall to engage and retain said inner side and end walls in position, a cover for said receptacle. and spacing means resting on the top of said inner side and end walls and supporting; said cover:

8. A packing case comprising inner and outer walls-, e'ach side of the inner walls being independently removable and having engagement with the bottom outer wall, the

bottom sideof the inner walls abutting the upstanding sides thereof a SlllllGlBHi] dis- .tanceabove the-outer bottom wall to retain the remaining inner walls in position, a

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cover for said case, and spacing means sup ported between the upstanding sides of the inner walls and said cover 9. A packing vase comprising inner and 5 outer Walls, the inner Walls having independently removable abutting side and end partitions spaced from the outer Walls and a bottom partition of sufficient depth to retain the side and end partitions in position said partitions all having portions engaging 10 the bottom outer Wall.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FERDINAND S. OPPENHEIM. 

